52.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lucyvale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lucyvale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap separates Lucyvale from the rest of the state in how residents give their time, with over half the population volunteering. This level of community spirit is far above the national figure. Many residents also spend significant time on unpaid home and family duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 52.4% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 38.1% of people caring for children and another 38.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. However, no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.1% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
38.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in Lucyvale has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.0% seen across Victoria and the 2.8% national rate.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Lucyvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21552/lucyvale/topic/community